Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum

Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum is a section of the genus Bulbophyllum.[1] The taxon name comes from Latin cirrus (fringe) and Greek petalon (petal), hence meaning fringed-petaled.

Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum
Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bulbophyllum
Section: Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum
[Lindl.] Rchb.f
Type species
Bulbophyllum longiflorum
Species

See text

Synonyms

Cirrhopetalum Lindl.

Description

Plants in this genus are usually small plants with creeping rhizomes. Features that distinguish this genus are:

  • The dorsal sepal of Cirrhopetalum is much smaller than the usually inrolled lateral sepal which has adnate margins.
  • There is generally an umbellate inflorescence which can be upright, pendulous or arching.
  • The pseudobulbs are conical-shaped and obscurely angled with a single spoon-like leaf atop each pseudobulb.

Distribution

Plants from this section are found in Africa and Asia.

Species

Bulbophyllum section Cirrhopetalum comprises the following species:

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Bulbophyllum amplifolium (Rolfe) N.P.Balakr. & Sud.Chowdhury 1968China (Guizhou, Xizang and Yunnan), Laos, Myanmar, Thailand1,700–2,000 metres (5,600–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum andersonii (Hook. f.) J.J. Sm. 1912 Sikkim, India, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, and southern China500–2,000 metres (1,600–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum annamense (Garay) Sieder & Kiehn 2009Vietnam
Bulbophyllum annandalei Ridl. 1920Thailand and Malaysia1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum blaoense Tich & Diep ex Aver. & Tich 2015Vietnam800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum bootanense Parish & Rchb. f. 1874Bhutan, India (Assam), and Myanmar
Bulbophyllum brevipedunculatum T.C.Hsu & S.W.Chung 2008Taiwan1,800–2,100 metres (5,900–6,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum chinense (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861China (Guangdong)
Bulbophyllum chondriophorum (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1974China (Sichuan)1,200 metres (3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum claviforme Vuong, Q.T.Truong, V.H.Bui & Cootes 2019Vietnam1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum cumingii [Lindl.]Rchb.f 1861Philippines and Borneo (Sabah)0–500 metres (0–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum eberhardtii ( Gagnep. ) Seidenf. 1992Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and southern China1,000–1,500 metres (3,300–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum electrinum Seidenf. 1973 publ. 1974China (Yunnan)1,400–1,600 metres (4,600–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum elegans Gardner ex Thwaites 1861India and Sri Lanka400–1,900 metres (1,300–6,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum emarginatum (Finet) J.J.Sm. 1912Chinese Himalayas, eastern Himalayas, Assam, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam1,700–2,600 metres (5,600–8,500 ft)
Bulbophyllum fenestratum J.J. Sm. 1907Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java and Borneo100–1,100 metres (330–3,610 ft)
Bulbophyllum fimbriatum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1861southwestern India1,300–1,600 metres (4,300–5,200 ft)
Bulbophyllum fimbriperianthium W.M.Lin 2006southern Taiwan1,300–1,400 metres (4,300–4,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum fischeri Seidenf. 1974India1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum flaviflorum (Tang, S.Liu & H.Y.Su) Seidenf. 1973China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand
Bulbophyllum forrestii Seidenf. 1973 publ.1974China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and India2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum gongshanense Z.H.Tsi 1981China (Yunnan)2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum graveolens J.J. Sm. 1912New Guinea100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft)
Bulbophyllum guniuensis W.Y. Ni & J.W. Shao 2022China (Anhui)300–400 metres (980–1,310 ft)
Bulbophyllum henanense J. L. Lu 1992China (Henan)800–1,100 metres (2,600–3,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum helenae J.J. Sm. 1912China (Yunnan), Nepal, Sikkim, Myanmar and Thailand800–2,700 metres (2,600–8,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum hirundinis [Gagnep.] Seidenf. 1974Vietnam, Taiwan500–3,000 metres (1,600–9,800 ft)
Bulbophyllum karenkoensis T.P.Lin 2016Taiwan200–900 metres (660–2,950 ft)
Bulbophyllum layae Aver. & Vuong 2019Vietnam500–1,500 metres (1,600–4,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum loherianum [Kranzel] Ames 1925Philippines1,000 metres (3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum longibrachiatum Z.H.Tsi 1981China and Vietnam540–1,600 metres (1,770–5,250 ft)
Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars 1822Africa, Madagascar, Mascarenes, Seychelles and on into Malaysia, Queensland Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Fiji and the Society Islands and Australia (Queensland)0–1,700 metres (0–5,577 ft)
Bulbophyllum metallica Aver. & K.S.Nguyen 2019Vietnam1,000–1,200 metres (3,300–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum morotaiense J.J. Sm. 1932Moluccas
Bulbophyllum nanobulbon Seidenfaden 1973 publ. 1974Malaysia
Bulbophyllum nodosum [Rolfe] J.J.Sm. 1912India1,300 metres (4,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum omerandrum Hayata 1914China(north Fujian, north Guangdong, Guangxi, western Hubei, north Hunan, Zhejiang) and Taiwan1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum othonis (Kuntze) J.J.Sm. 1912the Philippines
Bulbophyllum papilligerum Aver. 2019Vietnam1,000–1,100 metres (3,300–3,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum paraemarginatum Aver. 2007Vietnam1,100 metres (3,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum pectenveneris (Gagnep.) Seidenf. 1974China (Hubei, Fujian and Anhui), South Vietnam, Laos and Thailand800–1,200 metres (2,600–3,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum picturatum [Lodd.] Rchb.f 1864Assam to Myanmar, Thailand to Vietnam900–1,550 metres (2,950–5,090 ft)
Bulbophyllum pilopetalum M. K. Li, J. P. Deng & Y. Luo 2023China (Xizang)2,100 metres (6,900 ft)
Bulbophyllum pingnanense J.F.Liu, S.R.Lan & Y.C.Liang 2016China (Fujian)800–900 metres (2,600–3,000 ft)
Bulbophyllum pseudopicturatum (Garay) Sieder & Kiehn 2009Myanmar and Thailand
Bulbophyllum pulchrum (N.E. Br.) J.J. Sm. 1912Maluku, Sumatra, Ambon, Buru and the Moluccas
Bulbophyllum purpurascens Teijsm & Binn 1862Thailand, Myanmar and the islands of Sumatra, Java, and Borneo900–1,700 metres (3,000–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum rheedei Manilal & C.S.Kumar 1991India800 metres (2,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum romyi B.Thoms 2015the Philippines200–400 metres (660–1,310 ft)
Bulbophyllum rothschildianum (O'Brien) J.J. Sm. 1912China (Yunnan), northeastern India, Assam and Myanmar0–300 metres (0–984 ft)
Bulbophyllum rubroguttatum Seidenf. 1985Thailand
Bulbophyllum sanguineopunctatum Seidenf. & A.D.Kerr 1973 publ. 1974Thailand and Laos500 metres (1,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum sarcophylloides Garay, Hamer & Siegerist 1994northeastern India and Sikkim300–500 metres (980–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum sarcophyllum [King & Pntlg.]J.J. Sm. 1912Bhutan, Assam and Sikkim in the Himalayas well as Myanmar1,000–2,000 metres (3,300–6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum schwarzii Sieder & Kiehn 2010 publ. 2011Vietnam
Bulbophyllum serratotruncatum Seidenf. 1974Malaysia
Bulbophyllum sibuyanense Ames 1912Philippines
Bulbophyllum sikkimense (King & Pantl.) J.J. Sm. 1912Sikkim300–500 metres (980–1,640 ft)
Bulbophyllum skeatianum Ridl. 1915Malaysia, Laos1,200–1,750 metres (3,940–5,740 ft)
Bulbophyllum taeniophyllum Parish & Rchb. f. 1874China (Yunnan), Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Sumatra and Java800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft)
Bulbophyllum trigonopus Rchb. f. 1881Thailand, penninsular Malaysia and Borneo0–100 metres (0–328 ft)
Bulbophyllum trongsaense Gyeltshen, Gurung & Kumar, 2020Bhutan2,000 metres (6,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum weberi Ames 1912Philippines120–1,500 metres (390–4,920 ft)
Bulbophyllum yingjiangense B.M.Wang & J.W.Zhai 2017China1,400–1,700 metres (4,600–5,600 ft)
Bulbophyllum zamboangense Ames 1913Philippines20 metres (66 ft)

References

  1. "Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum". Tropicos. Retrieved 2022-04-04.


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